Rodney Dangerfield
No Respect
Category Rock/Pop, Spoken, Comedy
Label Universal Special Products
Orig Year 1980
Discs 1
Street Date Apr 18, 2000
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Producer Estelle Endler
The middle-aged, husky Dangerfield, with his pessimistic monologue, was a contrast to the younger, trendier comics and this alone gave him a novelty value. His success was assured when he told his very first "no respect" joke: "I don't get no respect. I played hide-and-seek, and they wouldn't even look for meâ??. Dangerfield would also tell conventional jokes in his act: "I grew up in a tough neighborhood. Tough neighborhood! Teachers would get notes from parents saying, 'Please excuse Johnny for the next 5 to 10 years!'" Dangerfield became the surprise hit of the show.
Finally established as a reliable stand-up comedian, he would write thousands more of these self-deprecating jokes. Dangerfield began headlining shows in Las Vegas and made frequent encore appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show. He became a regular on The Dean Martin Show and appeared on The Tonight Show 70 times.
He bought a Manhattan nightclub in 1969 in order to remain near his children after their mother had died."Dangerfield's" was the venue for an HBO show which helped popularize many stand-up comics, including Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Carrey, Tim Allen, Roseanne Barr, Jeff Foxworthy, Sam Kinison, Rita Rudner, Andrew Dice Clay and Bob Saget.
Rodney Dangerfield's comedy album No Respect.His comedy album No Respect won a Grammy Award.
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Great stand-up comic, even if it is hard to understand a New Yorker's accent if you're not American like me, lol.
Some great gags, he's a brilliant joke-writer.
Enjoy.
Jimmy.